2020-04-28
The Austrian Financial Market Authority issued this regulation to extend statutory reporting and submission deadlines for banks, insurance undertakings, and pension funds in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The measure grants extensions ranging from one week to four months for financial years ending prior to 2020 and for specific reporting periods between March and June 2020, contingent upon necessity. These provisions entered into force immediately upon publication and are scheduled to expire at the end of December 2021.
All English translation of the authentic German text is unofficial and serves merely information purposes. The official wording in German can be found in the Austrian Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt; BGBl.). All translations have been prepared with great care, but linguistic compromises had to be made. The reader should also bear in mind that some provisions of these laws will remain unclear without certain background knowledge of the Austrian legal and political system. Please note that these laws may be amended in the future and check occasionally for updates. FMA Deadline Extensions Regulation 2020 (FMA-FriVerV 2020; FMA-Fristenverlängerungsverordnung 2020) Full title Regulation of the Financial Market Authority (FMA) on the extension of deadlines in 2020 – FMA Deadline Extensions Regulation 2020 (FMA-FriVerV 2020; FMA-Fristenverlängerungsverordnung 2020) Original Version: Federal Law Gazette II no. 181/2020 Preamble/Promulgation clause Based on Article 22 para. 13 of the Financial Market Authority Act (FMABG; Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz), published in Federal Law Gazette I no. 97/2001, last amended by Federal Act in Federal Law Gazette I no. 23/2020, the following shall be determined by Regulation: Text Section 1 - Deadline Extensions General Article 1 All of the individual deadline extensions defined in the following provisions shall only be granted in the case that it is necessary and where doing is necessary for the obliged entities that use the respective deadline extensions in light of the COVID-19 crisis situation. Deadline Extensions for Banking Supervision Article 2. (1) For financial years ending prior to 1 January 2020, the respective six month deadlines stated in Article 44 paras. 1 to 5 of the Austrian Banking Act (BWG; Bankwesengesetz), Article 6 para. 1 of the Regulation on Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements (JKAB-V; Jahresund Konzernabschluss-Verordnung), Article 4 of the Payment Institution and E-Money Institution Reporting Regulation (ZEIMV; Zahlungs- und E-Geld-Institute-Meldeverordnung) as well as Article 1 of the Reserves Reporting Regulation (ResV; Reservenmeldungsverordnung) have been extended by four months to ten months. (2) For deadlines for reporting submissions that fall between 1 March and 31 May 2020, the defined deadlines for submission are extended as follows:
All English translation of the authentic German text is unofficial and serves merely information purposes. The official wording in German can be found in the Austrian Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt; BGBl.). All translations have been prepared with great care, but linguistic compromises had to be made. The reader should also bear in mind that some provisions of these laws will remain unclear without certain background knowledge of the Austrian legal and political system. Please note that these laws may be amended in the future and check occasionally for updates. 11. for reporting of own funds of special-purpose credit institutions pursuant to the Annex to the Regulation on the Reporting of Own Funds by Special-Purpose Credit Institutions (SK-EMV; Sonderkreditinstitute-Eigenmittelmeldeverordnung) in Article 2 SK-EMV of the eighth banking day of the second month after the reporting date; 12. for reporting of quarterly financial statements pursuant to Annexes 1 to 8 to the Regulation on the Quarterly Financial Statements for Corporate Provision Funds (BVQA-V; Betriebliche Vorsorgekassen-Quartalsausweisverordnung) in Article 1 para. 1 BVQA-V of four weeks after the end of every calendar quarter; shall be extended respectively by ten banking days. (3) The deadline determined for submission of the risk statement pursuant to Annex G1 in Article 6 para. 5 and Article 11 para. 3 VERA-V of three months after the reporting date shall be extended by two months. (4) The deadline determined for submission for reporting of real estate financing arrangements using debt instruments pursuant to Annex H to the VERA-V in Article 6a para. 4 VERA-V of the 45th banking day after the reporting date is extended to 30 September 2020. Deadline Extensions for Insurance and Financial Conglomerates Supervision Article 3. (1) The deadline set in Article 246 para. 1 of the Insurance Supervision Act 2016 (VAG 2016; Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz) for the annual financial statement including the complete notes as well as the management report and making it available at the head office of the insurance or reinsurance undertaking as well as at all permanent establishments for inspection for financial years which ended on 31 December 2019 is to take place within two weeks of the publication of the annual financial statement in the Wiener Zeitung. (2) For deadlines for submission pursuant to Article 248 VAG 2016, the following deadlines for submission have been extended:
All English translation of the authentic German text is unofficial and serves merely information purposes. The official wording in German can be found in the Austrian Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt; BGBl.). All translations have been prepared with great care, but linguistic compromises had to be made. The reader should also bear in mind that some provisions of these laws will remain unclear without certain background knowledge of the Austrian legal and political system. Please note that these laws may be amended in the future and check occasionally for updates. 2. the deadline for submission for the parts of the report pursuant to Articles 11 and 12 kV-RLV in relation to small mutual insurance associations as defined in Article 13 para. 2 no. 2 kV-RLV of 15 July 2020 at the latest is extended to 31 July 2020 at the latest; (5) The deadline for submission of the fifteenth calendar day of the second month after the reporting date for reporting of quarterly reports pursuant to the Annex to the Regulation on Quarterly Reports by Financial Conglomerates (FK-QUAB-V; Finanzkonglomeratsquartalsberichts-Verordnung) in Article 1 FK-QUAB-V is extended by ten working days. Deadline Extensions for the Supervision of Pensionskassen Article 4. (1) The respective deadlines defined in Article 21e para. 5 of the Pensionskassen Act (PKG; Pensionskassengesetz) of
All English translation of the authentic German text is unofficial and serves merely information purposes. The official wording in German can be found in the Austrian Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt; BGBl.). All translations have been prepared with great care, but linguistic compromises had to be made. The reader should also bear in mind that some provisions of these laws will remain unclear without certain background knowledge of the Austrian legal and political system. Please note that these laws may be amended in the future and check occasionally for updates. of institutions according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, OJ L 191, 28.06.2014 p. 1, the version of Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2020/429, OJ L 96, 30.03.2020 p. 1 shall apply; 9. where reference is made to provisions in the Payment Institution and E-Money Institution Reporting Regulation (ZEIMV; Zahlungs- und E-Geld-Institute-Meldeverordnung), published in Federal Law Gazette II no. 352/2009, the version amended by Regulation in Federal Law Gazette II no. 253/2018 shall apply; 10. where reference is made to provisions in the Reserves Reporting Regulation (ResV; Reservenmeldungsverordnung), published in Federal Law Gazette no. 970/1994, the version amended by Regulation in Federal Law Gazette II no. 297/2010 shall apply; 11. where reference is made to provisions in the Regulation on the Reporting of Own Funds by Special-Purpose Credit Institutions (SK-EMV; SonderkreditinstituteEigenmittelmeldeverordnung), published in Federal Law Gazette II no. 79/2015, the version amended by Regulation in Federal Law Gazette II no. 397/2017 shall apply; 12. where reference is made to provisions in the Regulation on Quarterly Reports by Financial Conglomerates (FK-QUAB-V; Finanzkonglomeratsquartalsberichts-Verordnung), published in Federal Law Gazette II no. 101/2007, the version amended by Regulation in Federal Law Gazette II no. 358/2013 shall apply; 13. where reference is made to provisions in the Insurance Undertakings Reporting Regulation 2020 (VU-MV 2020; Versicherungsunternehmen Meldeverordnung 2020), published in Federal Law Gazette II no. 411/2019, the original version shall apply; (3) This regulation shall enter into force on the following day after publication. (4) This Regulation will be repealed at the end of 31 December 2021. It shall not apply to deadlines without a deadline extension pursuant to Articles 2 to 4 that expire after 31 December 2020.